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Hose Thorns - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.85917, -0.93817

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grantham Canal towpath near Hose

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grantham Canal towpath near Hose

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Village GreenUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Newbold medieval settlement and part of the open field system, 330m north east of Manor FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland FieldsHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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